Raoul Bellanova (born 17 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.
[6] Having made several positioning mistakes that led to three goals from his right flank, he was subbed off 63 minutes into the game by the team's coach Paulo Sousa.
[14][15] He signed a four-year contract with the Granata and made his debut on 14 August, as a starter in a Coppa Italia match against Feralpisalò, won 2–1.
[23] Bellanova is a physically strong, quick, fast, offensive-minded right-back with good defensive positioning and reading of the game.
Besides his regular position of a full-back or wing-back on the right flank, he can also play as a centre-back (in both, three and four-player defensive line) or as a wide midfielder in a 3–5–2 formation.